• Foreign visitors to Lao Cai increase

    04/03/2009 05:00

    The northern mountainous province of Lao Cai received 58,000 holiday-makers, including 26,000 foreigners, in the past two months, a year-on-year increase of 33 percent. Of the total, 10,500 came from China’s southwestern region through the Lao Cai...

  • Vung Ro - a historical land

    03/03/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – I came back to Vung Ro on February 16, the day that a historical event caused a stir from Saigon to the Pentagon 44 years ago. A view of Vung Ro Bay. However, on February 16,1965 Vung Ro entered the history books because of a particular...

  • Cruise tourism will not have low season in 2009

    03/03/2009 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Tour guides who serve cruise travellers will have a ‘hard’ month in March 2009. Twelve cruise ships are expected to arrive this month with 24 days ashore. Cruise tourism will not see a ‘low season’ in 2009 Tan Hong Travel...

  • 5-star hotels, resorts reluctantly slash service fees

    03/03/2009 05:00

    It is quite a surprise that in the context of the global economic recession, when VNAT and travel firms are calling for tour fee reductions, luxury hotels and resorts have not slashed service fees at all. Foreign tourists to Furama resort Nguyen Tri...

  • Far and away

    03/03/2009 05:00

    A view of Lon Island (also called Cu Tron Island), some 52 kilometers off the coast of the Mekong Delta’s Kien Giang Province To really get away from it all, a trip to the Nam Du Archipelago takes travelers close to...

  • A capital citadel

    02/03/2009 05:00

    The south wall of the Ho Dynasty Citadel More than seven centuries ago, a fort commanded more importance and pride than cities and provinces. From 1397 to 1407, the fort was the capital of...

  • Exploring Nha Trang Sea on King Yacht

    02/03/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – In the near future, visitors to the central coastal city of Nha Trang will be able to take an unforgettable luxury cruise on King Yacht, the first such Vietnamese-made vessel invested by Hai Au Nha Trang Co. A view from the deck of King...

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